(49) JULY 2, 2009AGAIN, JUST THE TWO OF US! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LODGE THIS IS. THE PERSONNEL AT THE LODGE, RESTAURANT...EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO WERE FOR WHAT EVER REASON THERE...ALL WE SUPER NICE. WE WALKED OVER THE WHOLE LODGE AND GROUNDS. THE SWIMMING POOL WAS NEAT WITH IT'S FOUNTAINS. THERE WAS A PLAYGROUND FOR THE CHILDREN, ALSO. YOU COULD RENT BICYCLES

. THEY, ALSO, HAVE CHALETS AND CABINS. WE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SCOUT THEM OUT BUT IF THEY ARE ANYTHING LIKE THE LODGE...YOUR SURE TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WERE ONE OF THE JUDGES ON THE IRON CHEF, FOOD NETWORK AND BOBBY FLAY (NOT QUITE) COOKED! WE ATE AN EARLY DINNER. YOU KNOW WHY???????? I GOT TO PLAY CARDS. BOY, DID I GET THE SOCKS BEAT OFF ME. I ENJOYED IT, ANYWAY. THE NEXT MORNING, WE ATE THEIR BREAKFAST BUFFET. IT WAS A LITTLE UPSCALE COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER STATE PARK LODGES. WE DO NOT NORMALLY GO IN JULY SO THE SOUNDS I HEARD ON OUR BALCONY WERE UNIQUELY WONDERFUL...SO DIFFERENT THAN THE SOUNDS AT THE BEACH

. I WOULD RATHER BE AT THE BEACH, OF COURSE. REALLY, THIS TRIP WAS A SPECIAL TIME TOGETHER AND WAS A WONDERFUL TREAT. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED! WE PLAN TO GO BACK AND STAY LONGER. WE ARE THINKING WE MIGHT LIKE TO STAY IN A CABIN. WE WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER OR EARLY MAY. THEY DO HAVE FIREPLACES AND DECKS. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO STAY MORE THAN ONE NIGHT TO RESERVE THEM. THIS, I BELIEVE, WAS THE NICEST ROOM WE HAVE EVER STAYED IN AT A STATE PARKLODGE. ALL OF THE KING BED ROOMS WERE RESERVED SO WE HAD TO TAKE DOUBLE BEDS BUT THE BEDS WERE GREAT ...I THINK PILLOW-TOP

. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE SUNSET WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN FORT MORGAN! THE SUN LOOKED SO HUGH. THE VIDEO AND THE PICTURES DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE. YOU CAN HEAR THE CHILDREN'S EXCITEMENT WATCHING IT SET AND GO DOWN. FATHER, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! YOU ARE THE SUPREME ARTIST!! THANK YOU.